Beakman's World
1992–1998TLCCBSDocumentary
Science explained by a man in a green coat and a person in a rat suit, which is more rigorous than it sounds.
Beakman's World kept one opening title sequence, 29 seconds long, across season 4.
It arrived on TLC in 1992, when Candid Camera, Guiding Light and As the World Turns were also on the network.
The opening titles
Season 4
29sThe fourth season's cards, which the uploader names, with the educational rating in the corner.
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